The inaugural Commonwealth Sailing Championships were held in Port Phillip, Melbourne in January 2003. Both the Commonwealth Games Federation and the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) approved the Inaugural Commonwealth Sailing Championships. The Championship venue was the Sandringham Yacht Club, which has also hosted the ISAF Grade 1 event (the Olympic & Invited Classes Regatta).
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| Event title | |
|---|---|
| Edition | 1st |
| Host | Sandringham Yacht Club |
| Event details | |
| Venue | Melbourne, Australia |
| Dates | 18–23 January 2003 |
Classes
editThe classes of competition were:[1]
- Laser (men)
- Laser Radial (women)
- 470 (men)
- 470 (women)
- Mistral (men)
- Mistral (women)
- Hobie 16 (open)
Results
editMen's events
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laser |  Michael Blackburn
|
 Ed Wright
|
 Alastair Gair
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| 470 | Nathan Wilmot Malcolm Page
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Mathew Belcher Daniel Belcher
|
Andrew Brown Jamie Hunt
|
| Mistral |
Women's events
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laser Radial |  Debbie Hanna
|
Melanie Dennison
|
Megan De Lange
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| 470 class | Jenny Armstrong Belinda Stowell
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Lisa Charlson Rike Ziegelmayer
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Shelley Hesson Linda Dickson
|
| Mistral |
Open events
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hobie 16 (open) | Robbie Lovig Glen Douglas
|
 Shayne Brodie Loren Gough
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Steve Fields Kieran Browne
|
Medal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | Northern Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | England | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Fiji | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 | |
References
edit- ^ "The Inaugural Commonwealth Sailing Championships". Sail-World Australia. 25 January 2003. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Sailing for the Commonwealth". The Daily Sail. 24 January 2003. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Wilmot/Page Win 470 Combined & Mens – Armstrong/Stowell Win Womens". Sail-World Australia. 23 January 2003. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
External links
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